Leonardo da Vinci was commissioned to paint an 8-by-9-foot work for the main altar of the San Donato monastery in Sopeto. He started his "Adoration of ...

Our Nativity scenes seem incomplete until the 12th day of Christmas when the Magi finally arrive at Jesus' crib for the first celebration of the Epiphany. Although Matthew is the only evangelist ...

It might not be the biggest holiday on the Christian calendar, but Epiphany, otherwise known as Feast of the Epiphany or Three Kings’ Day, is, along with Christmas and Easter, one of the three ...

“The Adoration of the Magi” tapestry by Edward Burne-Jones (1904). Western Christians traditionally commemorate the visit of the Magi to the Christ Child on Epiphany. Credit: Public domain Epiphany is ...

We are meant to continue to grow in our love and adoration of God. May we, like the shepherds, go to see this thing which has taken place, and glorify and praise God. May we, like the Magi ...

Approximately 200 years after his death, the first surviving images of Christ showed up in Roman catacombs (235 A.D.) — with the first known image of his birth, “The Adoration of the Magi,” appearing ...

The Magi travel nearly 600 miles to reach Jerusalem ... The Greek word means “to fall down in worship” or “to give adoration.” This is no minor act of homage or sign of respect to an ...

One of the joys of covering the area’s classical music scene over the century’s first quarter has been reporting on ...

The crisp percussion added sparkle to the already polished song. In “The Adoration of the Magi,” the haunting bassoon, oboe, and flute lines matched the mood of the Renaissance paintings ...

Mt 3:13-17, Mk 1:9-11, Lk 3:21-22, Jn 1:24-37). The Roman rite calendar includes a Marian element by recalling the adoration of the Magi on this date [as well as Christ's baptism]. The background for ...